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Roy Plomley's castaway is magician and broadcaster David Nixon.

Book: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
Luxury: Photograph of his wife and baby son

30 minutes

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Mon 6 Feb 195613:10
Home Service

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Music Played

  • Cliff Edwards & Dickie Jones

    Give A Little Whistle

  • Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra & The Sentimentalists

    On The Sunny Side Of The Street

  • Joseph Haydn

    Symphony No. 103 in E flat major 'Drumroll'

    Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Thomas Beecham

  • Fats Waller and His Rhythm

    Stayin' At Home

  • Sophie Tucker

    Life Begins At Forty

  • Ruggero Leoncavallo

    Vesti la giubba (from Pagliacci)

    Soloist: Harry Secombe

  • Eartha Kitt

    The Day That The Circus Left Town

  • Bing Crosby & Johnny Mercer

    Mister Meadowlark

  • Book Choice

    • Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

  • Luxury Choice

    • Photograph of his wife and baby son

Credits

PresenterRoy Plomley
Interviewed GuestDavid Nixon

Broadcast

  • Mon 6 Feb 195613:10
    Home Service

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